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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Business is Business.

" Il WAS the last request OF the de-
ceased" said Kansas City minister in
the course OF the funeral sermon of one
OF that city's most active real estat.
boomers, THAT Immediately after the
service at the grave an auction sale of
lots in his Prospect Park addition will
DO held, and for that purpose Col. In
fater, the Well-known re4l estate AUG.
tioheer, will be present and conduct the
sales. A strange T-quest, you will say,
my friends, and queer place for such a
sale-in cemetery. My own idea, ~
continued the minister, as he propped
up the back cover OF The Bible with the
hymu book, . WAS TO have the procession
20 around Prospect Park with brass
band and hold the auction right on the
lots before going 10 the cemetery at all /:
tehn buyers could see just what they are
getting. But, then, no two men ever
conducted real estate boom exactly
alike. and the dying wish of the brother
shall be complied with. Sing the 2T5th
hynn-the 275Ih, Away, vain earthly
thing So"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Puzzled Lambs.

1t Is said that SO acute is the sleeps
sense of hearing, that she can 6istin-
guish the cry OF her Own lamb among a
thousand others, all bleating at the
same time and the lamb is able to
recognize its mothers voice, even
though it be in the midst of a large
flock. James Hogg, who was a shep.
herd as we'll as poet, tells that it is
very amusing to wat ch the sheep and
lambs during the shearipg season.
While the sheep were being shorD, the
lambs would be put into fold by them.
selves, and the former be sent to ION
their little ones as soon as the opera
tion OF sheariDg is over. The nome nj
q lamb heard its mothers voice 1t would
hasten from the crowd to meet her. In.
stead of finding the trough we'll clad
mamma" which it had left short time
before, it would meet strange and
most deplorable looking creature. At
the sight Of this it would wheel about,
uttering most piteous cry of despair.
Soor, however, the shsep's voice was
heard again the lamb would thereupon
turn, and sometimes repeat this conduct
for ten or 2 dozen times before IL fully
understood that the shorn eve was in
reality its mother.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
RaRTIEss rguELTY

= Is 20 dclude poor sufferer into the belleI
that Soule oTthless Enimeni viii cure rhe'l-
matism and neural lgia- Honesty Is the best
policy in the manufacture Of proprietary ar
ticlesa sas in all other matters, and the TACT that
the proprictors OF AthlophoFcs have RcvGr
claimsd for 1t even all its merit would war
rant has not little to do with It's wonderful
popularity, and the thousands of grateful
testimonials received by them show that
their policy has been wise rs well IS right.
Experience has amply demonstrated
that mere outward applications nre worth
less. The disease has its seat in the blood,
and any remedy TO be successful must deal
with the obstructive acid which poisons
and infames il. go
Athlophoros acs on the blood, muscles
and Joints directly. 1t takes the poison
out OF the blood and carries it out OF the
system; it inyigOrates the action OF the
muscles and limbers the stiffness Of the
Joints. 1t reaches the liver and kidneys,
cleansing them from irritating substances,
and. if followed up after the rheumatic
conditions cease, 1t viii restore these organs
10 regularity and health.
West Chazy, y. Y, Aug. 70, 1886.
Yours OF August I4th, Is at hand, and
in reply would say that Athlophoros
proved the nost efectual remedy for neu-
ralgia in the case OF my son that / ever
tried. After using half 3 bottle he was not
troubled any more for six months.
HENRY HARRIs.
Mt. Pleasant, Pa, Aug. 10, 1886.
I am thankful that tried Athlophoros.
i had rheumatism seven years, part of the
time could not move; but to-day am
well and hearty. write this hoping some
other sufferer may try it.
W. s. FLEMING.
Every druggist should keep AthloPhoros
ami Athlophoros Pills, but where they can
not be bought Of the druggist the Athlo-
phoros Co., Il2 Wall ST., New YORK, viii
send either carriage paidl on receipt OF
regular price. which Is Sl.C0 per bottle
for AthlophoroS and SOC. for Pills
For liver and kidney diseases. dyEpeTsis, In
Digestion, weakness. ueTyOGs debility, o1s+aseS
Of women. constipation, headache, impure
blood &c. A thiouhoros Pills ar" unegunleu- >
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Alfred stones Terrible Experience Gn
FrniI Raft.


Up TO the arrival of the schooner
Pomeroy, from Chicago, which passed
through the bay TO day, it was sup
posed that not single survivor was left
of TIE fo:ty or fifty people on board the
propeller Vernon, which went down OF
J iSaeboygan early last Saturday morning.
l. is pow known, however, that at least
one man lives 10 ;ell the tale OF that ter
rible night on Lake Michigan, The
Pomeroy has on board the only surViv-
OF, SO far as is now known, Of that ter
rible disaster.
The name of the man who has thus
been rescued from death, after he had
given up all hope of ever again setting
his foot upon dry land, is Alfred Stone,
of Chicago, one of the Vernsn's crew.
He has bsep in the water sixty hours,
exposed to a bitter, piercing wind and
without q bite to eat. When the Pom
eroy discovered him on a raft last night,
about eight miles from Sheboygsn lit
was a clear, moonlight night, Stone
was SO cold as 10 be almost helpless and
so weak from hunger that he could
scarcely move. Although still very
weak from the effects of lis awful eX-
perience Stone was able 10 make brief
statement OF the ver-to-bs-forgotten
night.
IT was awakened in The middle of the
night - he said, ''by the cries OF the
"a ssengers and crew that the vessel was
sinking. I sprang out of the window
and found myself on q life-raft with six
other persons. I cannot say DOW who
my companions were. Part of them were
members Of the crew and part were
passengers. 1t seemed only moment
before The vessel had gone down, and l
believe that all but few OF those on
buard went down with her. 1 DO not
know jus: how many people were aboard
at the time, but The number could not
have been far from ffIy.
I'VE passed through an awful night.
think l never saw such sea as that
which tossed our little craft at its
mercy. When daylight came we hoist
ed a signal OF distress, using coat tied
NJ al oar. Two vessels passed 20 near
| US on Saturday that they must have
seen our signal, yet for some reason
| they apparently made nc effort 10 reach
us. The storm still ragged and il may
be that they had ali they could do 10
save themselves.-Onea after another Of
my companions perished in the cold or
washed of The raft when they became
TOO lumb with tbs cold to held on any
! loDger.-We never saw any others from
! the sunken steamer and l don't believe
that any others survived. The vessel
went down so suddenly that the cr6w
hadn't time to man the boats"
When Stone WAS picked up there wss
the corpse of enc man on the raft with
hin, the other four having perished sew
eTal hours before. S.one says this man
was one Of the crew whose name he does
rot know. e..
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
How Cigars Are Made.

The tobacco Leaf is received ar -.
factory in bales, and the first MOO
is to dampen or blow it for the s,rin
pers. The stTippers are usually gi,I,
though boys are employed also. Tbs.
receive TIE dampened tobacco Ieavo.
and their business is to strip the Issr,,
from the center stalk that runs tbro,,.,
the middle of each lear This is d.
by hand, and requires some dextsr,,-
which can only be acquired bv prscfi,.
An expert stripper earns 81. 25 a DO
the lees expert seventy-hve centsar5 >,
The stalks are thrown into a heaD g., y
side. to be sold to the florists and ~.
deners for fumigating purposes. and ~.
leaves are made up into bundles TN.
distributed among the cigarmakers :,
the various benches.
Every day each cigarmaker recs,r,-
certain weight of tobacco leaves or,
of which be must make a Certain nr,~
Der OF cigars. From eight to srsa.
pounds thousand, according 10 tts,-
size, is the weight OF the ordinary sizs,
The tools of cigarmaker consist of
square cutting board, a sharp kDita
like that used by shoemakers. and 2 -,
of gum. Taking up some Of the broE
en- leaf In his left hand, be rolls q
with the right, either up OF down. q,
cordinR as he has been taught
Spanish cigarmaker always rolls q
down, while a German always rolls s.
up, This makes the filler. The art ~
making the filler consists of making thu
grain OF the leaf al one way. and so .,
to run from the end OF the cigar. Tbs1
the fire burns with the grain, and .bs
cigar is said to smoke well. When
smoker has cigar that won't drsw IN
all probability it was made by novics
and the filler wae arranged, topsy- -turyr
or against the grain.
The filler being made, ordinary work.
men with ordinary cigars next put on 3
binder, which IS a large smooth leaf. Il,
euvelop the filler, and then put on tbs
wrapper, a narrow strip OF smooth leaf
ro!led round and round OhliQutly TO-.
ward the TOP, and fastened there with .
touch OF gum. The Spanish workman
making the best quality o: cigars puts
the wrapper around the filler, withou, a
binder. When well made this proves u
be the best cigar for smoking. a good
workman can make l. 900 cigars q week
! though it takes hard work to do It.
The pay is according to the quality 0,
the cigar, from SIS to S35 per !. 600
When the filters are made in g mould
from s. TO Sl5 per thousand Is paid
After being made the cigars are taken
to another bench, where they are assert,
ed according TO coloE,. after which they
are packed il boxes, branded, labeled
aad stamped, and then they are ready
| for the market.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18

MAMMA" said little Bobby, ''can't
have another piece of pie ?''
mo, My dear. You have had sufn-
cient.''
"BuU why can't I have more ?"
1T might make you sick, and II v0u
become sick you might die"
Die just like Johny Brown ?"
"Yes, my dear"
Every said he went to heaven,
mamma"
Yes dear. He was a good little boy,
and always minded what his mamms
told him.
"And people said, mamms, that he'd
be ever so much happier In heaven than
here"
That's right, Bobby. So be would"
do all good little boys go to heaven,
mamma ?''
Eyes. dear"
lam good little boy, mamma ?"
Yes, Bobby is good little boy"
Then why don't you let me have su-
| other piece of pie Don't you want
your little bobby to be happy ?"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Women OF the Frontier.

The wife OF recent Governor Of d fsr
Western State used to take her blankets
and 60 cautiously cut, after nightfslL
to. some sheltered nook, there to sleep
with the stars for company. Her hus-
band was obliged to make long freight
iug trips to some distant mining camp.
She has recently presided in her hus.
bands home at the State capital, while
he filed the highest ohics in the Stste.
And that capital has sprung from a few
dugOuJs to rs, 600 inhabitants since her
days and nights of danger on tins river
bluff, and her children, yet in thel-
teens, have been enjoying the education.
81 advantages o! q State Cniversil7.-
Another brave woman, afterwsrd the
vile of a county Judge, was seized by
an Indian lover, who intended to place
her upon his pony and carry her away
with him. She gave him 4 quick blow
with rolling-p!n that she was using,
then pushed him with all her might ont
of the door and against his pony. Then
she snatched her rife, took the cap. box
from her pocket, where she always car
ried it, and fitting a cap to her gun aim.
ed at the Indians heart. In the mean
time be had mounted his pony, and now
fell upon his face on the pony's neck.
The cap snapped, fortunately, but she
pursued him determined TO kill hin.
She was a good markswoman, frequent
ly killing antelopes and other game.
The Indian, seeirg her determined air,
fled. Her husband said that if she had
killed him there would have been no
escape for them from the fury OF the
savages, who were camping near in
large numbers, and his only conveyaucs
being a slow ox-team.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18

OWING TO the scarcity of farm help,
many Chester county farmers have ex-
perienced considerable trouble this
season in getting their corn husked
and most ot this crop is yet untouched.
Last week the wives and daughters of
j. c. Saylor and E, p. Johns, of North
Coventry township, heard their hus.
bands and fathers complaining of their
Ill luck in getting help, when they Of
fered to hpsk the crops on both farms at
four cents per shock. The offer was
accepted, and in less than four days
they had the work completed in good
style and their bill presented for ser
vices rendered, and which waspaid on
sight.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Al Dawn of Day.

The yellow lighthouse star is quencbed
Across the lonely sea;
The mountains rend their misty wells.
The wind OF dawn blows free:
The waves beat with Rladder thrill.
PulsIng in lines OF sprsy.
And fast and far chime on the ba:-
God bless my dear to-day
a thousand leagues may lie between
a world OF distant dim
But speeding with the speeding light
My heart goes forth to him.
Faster than wind or waves il fles,
As love and longing may,
And uudenied stands by his side
God bless my dear to-day
God bless Lin If he wake to smiles.
Or il be wake TO sighs
Temper his Will for every fate.
And keep him true and wise;
Be to him all rain would be
Who is so far away,
Light, counsel, consolation. cheer
God bless my dear to day
The gradual light has grown full din
Aud streameth far abroad
The urgence Of my volce,ess plea
Is gathered up by God
Take some sweet thing which else we're min,
Truly 1 dare to pray.
And with it brim his cup OF 10y
God bless my dear today
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Moorish HorsemanshIp.

Now and then a stranger. the owner
of good horse, and man having conf
dence in his own horsemanship, declines
to join the band OF riders. He prefers
showing of on his own account. "Who
is be ? Where does lie came from Y''
and similar Inquiries are heard as he
rides down the line of spectators IN q
preparatory walk. He seems pleased
rather than the reverse to hear these
remarks, especially SO when some rather
uncOmplimentary surmises are ventdred
upon about himself or steed. Presently
down comes this unknown Knight in
all his glory Upright he stands upon
his stirrups-hIgh above his horses
neck-wilh gun to shoulder. Now be
points to the right, Tow to the left, now
to the front, and then suddenly twisting
round he lets fly his gun as if at some
pursuing enemy. There is a murmer
of applause as he leisurely walks his
horse back, ard each time as he returns
he earns 10y some new feat the approv-
Ing shouts of the delighted crowd. In
his last round his steed is galloping
faster than ever, but the rider seems
tired and careless. However, like a
thought-like fash of nightingale is
suddenly standing Oh his feet in his
saddle, with gun TO shoulder. AS the
wapon blazes away he seems to split in
two, and, with thud, be is once more
astride of his steed, which this time is
not checked, but gallops off with him,
back, PROBABLY, TO Fee or Morocco.
where the Sultan has an army OF such
horsemen.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
How Cur Ancestors Lived.

The view that we take OF everything
depends upon the principle OF contrast
and comparison. Many years ago the
majority OF our ancestors lived in mud
huts, with no chimueys OF glass windows,
WITH no separate apartments by day or
hY night, no carpets on the floor, and
more generally no floor except the bare
earth. ... .. .
As late as the time of Edward III, the
household furniture of respectable, well
to-dO families consisted of q bed-thOugh
this was luxury 10y no means universal
a bTsss pot for cooking purposes, a
gridiCon, = brass cup, a rag OF two and 2
towei. They had uo chairs or tables.
and even 10 the houses of the nobility
there was nothing but chest TO sit
upon. With their habits OF life clean
illness was impossible, and it was con-
sidtred extravagaEt 10 have clean straw
on the floor every day. They lived for
the most part on salted meats. and Il
the reign of Henry VIII. our most com
mon vegetables were unknown. They
had no tea orcoffee, and no such vsri-
ely OF Ureadstuffs as are common in the
humblest households now. II any OF
US were suddenly reduced TO this stvIe
OF living, the discomfors would be in
'olera3!e, but it is not 10 be supposed
that our venerable ancestors had any
such feeling growing out of the way in
which they were obliged TO live.
They pever had any experienc OF a
better style of life, and wers conten,
with things as they were. Within a
very few years we have become habit
uated TO many luxuriss in our domestic
life, which, in time, will be regarded as
almost indispensable and what is tc
come in The future no one can tell.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
" Olives and Cattle.

Three prosp ectors in Texas came upon
herd of 300 cattle the other day just as
eight big gray wolves cut out a COW and
cslf and pitched upon them. The COW
beloved, and at once with a rush the
herd gathered and drove away the
wolves The latter soon discovered an
o.her COW and calf. and made dash for
them snd, n spite of the frantic efforts
OF the mother, got the calf down; but
agsir the herd came TO the rescue, and
this time chased the wolves until they
gave upthe contest and disappeared.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
orIs!n q lae WORD cigar.

The origin q the word cigar IS Of
SoEe Interest, aud is 40. 90 be foUud in
the ordinary dictionaries. TIE wogd, oI
course, "a Spanish, and LI,,ra in his
French dictionary, say s that It is derive q
trom cigars, The Spanish name for grass.
hopper, and is SO called because OF the
Resemblance OF the article TO the body
ot = grasshoppgr. This seems very far
fetched, aud there IS another derivation
which seems more reasonable. When
the Spauiards Grst Introduced tobacco
into Sssia from The island of Cuba in
the sIxteealh century they cultivated
- the plant IN their gardens, which, IT,
Spain,-WTe called CigarIaIr Each grew
his tobacco IN ais ciEarEaI, and rolled b
up for smoking as he -hud learned i,
from the Indians in Jhe WssJ Lud.es.
When one Offered q smoke 10 a friend
he could say ''Es De mi cigArTGr'-I
is from my garden. Soon the. EXPIRE ssion
came 10 be Este c:gaIras es de n
cigsTTal''-Thisc cigar is frum my gard-n.
And from this the word cigar sprrad
over The world. The name cigarIuI for
garden comes from cigarra, a grasshop
per, the insect being very common in
Spain, and cfgafral meaning the pace
where the cigAIra sings In this way
the word cigar eonles from cigsTra. the
name Ot the1iuf ets.pot because if re.
srmbles the body OF tie grssshepper.
bat because II wasgrown il the place il
frequents.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Communion Wine.

Physicians who have used Speer's Port
Grape wine, of New jersey. and have sp-
piled to It the sirictest test. pronoupcs u
strictly pure and rich body aud recommeno
1t to the aged and inhrm, and for general
use where wine is desirable, as the most re-
liable of wines to be had. Mt. Speer also
preserves the Grape Juice fresh and sEeei
Jnst as 1t runs from The press. not Dy tbs
use OF spirits, but by electricity eXtTsotInG
the fermentIng principals from the ripe
grapes when mashed; It is called Speers
Unfermeuted Grape Juice. Fox sale 0S
druggists.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18

Two young ladies of Murray Hill
were engaged in a war OF words.
You needn't say anything about
family. Ethel. 1 don't believe you ever
had grandfather.
well. Won bad grandfather, Clara,
retorted Miss Ethel, "and I've heaIo
mamma say that he never sat down 20
dinner without first taking his coat or
That's woy than none at all.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Benefits or the Moon.

The moon ministers to human wants
In several ways that are Lot so apparent
as it's light-gIving function, although
some OF them are much more important.
1t is by observing the position of the
moon with reference to the fixed stars
that the navigator determines his lopgl-
tude. Upon the revolution of the moon
about the earth is based a convenient
division Of time-the month-interme-
diste between that furnished by the
earth's daily rotation and its revolution
through its orbit. Doubtful points In
ancient chronology have been frequent
ly settled by means Of eclipses of the
moon, the dates of which could be
accurately determined. The interven-
tion OF the moon in eclipsing the sun
gave astronomers the opportunities for
obtaining their first knowledge in re-
gard to the solar envelope. But the
largest effects on uman welfare are
produced by the moon through the
agency Of the tides. Twice q day the
decomposing organic matter brought
down to the sea-shore by rivers, or de-
posted along the waters edge by hu.
man agency. Is swept away by the tidle
wave in its course around the globe.
This sanitary service which the moor
performs is OF incOnceiVabIe value. In
many harbors large ships and heavily.
loaded rsfts and barges are moved from
the entrance to their wharYes, mile:
above, by thst slow but powerful tug,
the food Tide. An amount OF work is
thus done which, il it had to be pro,
vlded by artificial means, would cosl
for such port as London Thousands,
perhaps millions, of pounds yearly.
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NOT DEAL YET
Lz,aDortnnt TO Cnn1,nsser.

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The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18
Is Life
Worth Living ?

That depends upon the
Liver, for if the Liver is
inactive the whole sys-
TEN is out Of order-the
breath is bad, digestion
poor, head duh or aching,
energy and hopefulness
gone, the spirits are de-
pressed, a heavy weight
exists after eating, with
general dependency and
the blues. The Liver IS
the housekeeper OF the
health; f; and a harmless,
simple remedy that acts
ike Nature, does not
constipate afterwards or
require constant taking,
does not interfere with
business or pleasure dur
ing its use, makes Sim
mons Liver Regulator a
medical perfection
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-11-18

I have tested its virtues personally, ana
know that FOR Dyspepsia, Biliousness and
Throbbing Headache, II Is the best medi-
cine the world ever saw. Have tried forty
other remedies before Simmons Liver
Regulator, and none Of them gave more
than temporary relief, but the Regulator
not only relieved but cured.
~ Il. IOSEs Macon. Ga